Global Patent Index - EP 1310421 B1

EP 1310421 B1 20050302 - Aerodynamic spoiler for a vehicle

Title (en)

Aerodynamic spoiler for a vehicle

Title (de)

Luftleitvorrichtung für ein Kraftfahrzeug

Title (fr)

Véhicule automobile avec déflecteur aérodynamique

Publication

EP 1310421 B1 20050302 (DE)

Application

EP 02022419 A 20021004

Priority

DE 10155376 A 20011110

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1310421A2] Spoiler device for a motor vehicle comprises a positioning device moving a spoiler element (11) into an active and an inactive position. The positioning device has at least one positioning element (12, 13) with a positioning arm movably positioned in a guide housing and fixed to the spoiler element. The positioning element has a manually operated adjusting device (22) for aligning the spoiler element in its inactive position relative to the outer surface of the vehicle body. The positioning element has on its fixing end (19) as the adjusting device an internal or external thread section (24) extending in the longitudinal direction of the positioning element. An adjusting element (23) having a counter-thread section (25) is screwed onto the thread section. The spoiler element is fixed on the free end (26) of the adjusting device. <??>Preferred Features: The adjusting element rotates relative to the spoiler element and has on its free end a fixing section (31) in which the spoiler element engages.

IPC 1-7

B62D 35/00

IPC 8 full level

B62D 35/00 (2006.01); B62D 37/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B62D 35/007 (2013.01 - EP US); B62D 37/02 (2013.01 - EP); Y02T 10/82 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10S 180/903 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1310421 A2 20030514; EP 1310421 A3 20031001; EP 1310421 B1 20050302; DE 10155376 A1 20030528; DE 50202367 D1 20050407; JP 2003182649 A 20030703; US 2003090126 A1 20030515; US 6595577 B2 20030722

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 02022419 A 20021004; DE 10155376 A 20011110; DE 50202367 T 20021004; JP 2002307952 A 20021023; US 29164102 A 20021112